Filip Chytil, Rangers Agree to 4-Year Contract Worth Reported $17.75M

The New York Rangers and forward Filip Chytil have agreed to a four-year contract extension through the 2026-27 season, the team announced Wednesday.

Chytil's deal is worth $4.4 million per season for a total of $17.75 million, according to The Athletic's Arthur Staple.

Chytil was set to become a restricted free agent following the 2022-23 season after agreeing to a two-year, $4.6 million deal with the Rangers in July 2021.

The 23-year-old has spent his entire six-year career with the Rangers, who selected him in the first round of the 2017 draft. He made his NHL debut during the 2017-18 season and appeared in nine games, notching one goal and two assists for three points.

Chytil went on to notch at least 22 points in four straight seasons from 2018 to 2022 and he is now in the midst of a breakout year while centering Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko. In 66 games, he's tallied a career-high 22 goals and 20 assists for 42 points.

With Chytil's production on the rise, it's no surprise the Rangers wanted to get him locked up as soon as possible. The franchise also needs to extend the contracts of Lafreniere and defenseman K'Andre Miller this summer or both will become restricted free agents.

Vladimir Tarasenko, Niko Mikkola, Patrick Kane and Tyler Motte, who were all acquired at this season's trade deadline, will also need new contracts after the 2022-23 season. However, it's unlikely the Rangers will be able to retain all of those players, who will be unrestricted free agents.

The Rangers recently locked up a spot in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs and sit third in the Metropolitan Division with a 44-20-10 record and 98 points. They sit just two points behind the New Jersey Devils for the No. 2 seed in the Metro.